Friday, January 21, 2011

San Fransisco: Wednesday 19th - Saturday 22nd January 2011

Day 1: Wednesday 19th Janurary 2011 Seals on Pier 39 Electronic busses that replace the trams now for public transport around the city.
Pier 39
Trams - only 2 lines still run.
Harbour
Our hotel - check out my artistic photo!
Irish coffee in the cafe! - It was great!
Buena Vista Cafe - the first place to start serving Irish Coffee in the 1950's.
Josh's clam chowder in a cob loaf!
Street Vendor where we got lunch on the pier
Today we left NZ and said goodbye to everyone at 7.30pm - so nice to see everyone and Marz's wedding was amazing! We arrived in San Fransisco at 11am and caught a taxi to our hotel the Argonaut - it has a nautical theme. We enjoyed a nice shower before heading out and taking a walk around Fisherman's Wharf. We went to Pier 39 and saw the seals and had clam chowder and prawns on the pier! Josh ordered a beer that came wrapped in brown paper bag - just like a homeless alcoholic - love it! We had a nice dinner at a local seafood restaurant and enjoyed halibut cheeks, oysters, clams and crabs to celebrate a belated 8th wedding anniversary. Oh and I should not forget to mention that we started the evening with the free wine happy hour that occurs in the hotel each evening - we will enjoy all of them!